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C23000 Brass vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23000 brass and the bottom bar is S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
71.3 to 77.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0